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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4652 Ratification Number:277 Act Number:236 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20020205 Primary Sponsor:Lourie All Sponsors:Lourie, Bales, Harrison, J.E. Smith, Hosey, J.H. Neal, Bingham, Talley, Thompson, Howard, Sheheen and Townsend Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\ggs\22306cm02.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20020424 Date of Last Amendment:20020418 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:20020430 Subject:United We Stand special license plates issued History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20020514 Act No. A236 ------ 20020430 Signed by Governor ------ 20020425 Ratified R277 Senate 20020424 Concurred in House amendment, enrolled for ratification House 20020418 Senate amendments amended, returned to Senate with amendment Senate 20020411 Amended, read third time, returned to House with amendment Senate 20020410 Amended, read second time, notice of general amendments Senate 20020409 Committee report: Favorable with 15 ST amendment Senate 20020219 Introduced, read first time, 15 ST referred to Committee House 20020214 Read third time, sent to Senate ------ 20020214 Scrivener's error corrected House 20020213 Amended, read second time House 20020212 Amended House 20020207 Recalled from Committee 21 HEPW House 20020205 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on February 7, 2002 - Word format Revised on February 12, 2002 - Word format Revised on February 13, 2002 - Word format Revised on February 14, 2002 - Word format Revised on April 9, 2002 - Word format Revised on April 10, 2002 - Word format Revised on April 11, 2002 - Word format Revised on April 18, 2002 - Word format
(A236, R277, H4652)
AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING, BY ADDING ARTICLES 92 AND 93 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY MAY ISSUE IN GOD WE TRUST SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES AND UNITED WE STAND SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF FEES COLLECTED FOR THESE SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
In God We Trust special license plates
SECTION 1. Chapter 3, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
Section 56-3-9200. (A) The department may issue 'In God We Trust' special motor vehicle license plates to owners of private passenger-carrying motor vehicles registered in their names. The fee for each special license plate is the regular motor vehicle license fee set forth in Article 5. Each special license plate must be of the same size and general design of regular motor vehicle license plates. Each special license plate must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period which expires twenty-four months from the month the special license plate is issued.
(B) Before the department produces and distributes the 'In God We Trust' special license plates pursuant to this section, it must receive:
(1) four hundred or more prepaid applications for the special license plate or a deposit of four thousand dollars from the individual or organization seeking issuance of the license plate. If a deposit of four thousand dollars is made by an individual or organization pursuant to this section, the department shall refund the four thousand dollars once an equivalent amount of license plate fees is collected for that organization's license plate. If the equivalent amount is not collected within four years of the first issuance of the respective license plate, the department shall retain the deposit;
(2) a plan to market the sale of these special license plates which must be approved by the department.
(C) If the department receives less than three hundred biennial applications and renewals for a particular special license plate, it may not produce additional special license plates in that series. The department shall continue to issue special license plates of that series until the existing inventory is exhausted."
United We Stand special license plates
SECTION 2. Chapter 3, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
Section 56-3-9300. (A) The department may issue 'United We Stand' special motor vehicle license plates to owners of private passenger-carrying motor vehicles registered in their names. The fee for each special license plate is twenty-five dollars every two years in addition to the regular motor vehicle license fee set forth in Article 5. Each special license plate must be of the same size and general design of regular motor vehicle license plates. Each special license plate must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period which expires twenty-four months from the month the special license plate is issued.
(B) Twenty-five dollars of the fee collected pursuant to this section must be distributed to the national 'Rewards For Justice' fund which was created to establish rewards for the capture of terrorists.
(C) Before the department produces and distributes the 'United We Stand' special license plates pursuant to this section, it must receive:
(1) four hundred or more prepaid applications for the special license plate or a deposit of four thousand dollars from the individual or organization seeking issuance of the license plate. If a deposit of four thousand dollars is made by an individual or organization pursuant to this section, the department shall refund the four thousand dollars once an equivalent amount of license plate fees is collected for that organization's license plate. If the equivalent amount is not collected within four years of the first issuance of the respective license plate, the department shall retain the deposit;
(2) a plan to market the sale of the special license plate which must be approved by the department.
(D) If the department receives less than three hundred biennial applications and renewals for a particular special license plate, it may not produce additional special license plates in that series. The department shall continue to issue special license plates of that series until the existing inventory is exhausted."
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 25th day of April, 2002.
Approved the 30th day of April, 2002.
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